The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-03-24
A PIRATE LOVER.

-oo"0" D"a9's'
uE-.nD, rvpD
a flhAIE IUfEh.
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-. mno,,rh+ Au.e 4Ue., u7or+h
a'tne trouble.
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pretty A;lso Mooforl.no s;tt;nr oil
IN ,vh;ts mon the b,oad rraw Stone
stens ~ bar horne with the ofternoon
snnl;oht falling mon tho o,;mmer;no
gold - her h.;r nos loveiv n;ctnre
Pa 80 u,h;oh = saamad ! Nv should.
49, ,n.asn pnt tha I;tt,. oott.ra
IN itself -n;ctnresone and attractive tn
an unnarial decree. was situated sev.
erai miles from v;ctor;a frnnt;nu mon
the broad ernanse of Puoet Sonnd, and
n white -n.du.u 49, h. .o,,o a..
tanoe IN the reor - tbe house A view
IT the front Of the COTTAGE therefore
was never obt.;ned INV cams, nassers-bv
sxcsrt sroh = -trarsiad ~ ,rs.o, ana
rssr ths shara .nS .h.s. ,rsro NJ
m.rv
Il was toward the sound that Ailsa
was gaz;no now and with 90 Earnest
81 -.ttant;er tha she saa,nod 70 o;vo no
heed to what MIGHT he nass;no nearer
At hand. Yet the broad sween Of water
for once presented sncb an a-pnearanca
of monotpnv, thronoh the almost total
.bsonca ~ Tho mvr;sd "A eo;l;no croft
wh;eh us,,auw 40 ;.s sn,f.o. th.. -
seemed d;f;cnlt to ;maoine what could
attract SO intense = paze. Far to the
sonth the sunlight did glitter with al
most dazzlino br;obtness mon the
.now.wb;te cenvae of a solitary craft
hrt - th;s wb;oh was 90 d;.tan+ +ha,
T. was ;mnoss;hle 70 make ont wbether
its rio ,wss tbat ~ ! scboone, sloon or
yawi e scarcely seemed like anv one
wonldL ha cazinp with srcb earnest
;-nterest.
ON. tbrouob tbe norcb came at last
tan o-rav-5a;rad man ~ n,;ddle oge
IN whom A;Isa RECOGNIZED her uncle
and onard;an. Cantain Duncan Macfar-
1ona - Her Mo;estv,s Color;oI Rova-
nue Sarv;ce. In his hand he carried a
-,.,;r. t.l.soo,. of-,ortantou .;,a. ~
ann.sr.ras .nd b;a srse ,eo,as 20 h;s
n;ece were.
..A;laa- Laos Ibava inst heen mn IN
~. torsr - rafarm;nr 20 rapn.
n;gson coon ,oot;ng
,vS;ch rro;s.tod, sl;oSnv .ho1e tho
rnos - h ccttar. .,rstoh;nr hot coil
70 can zee far down thsre to the south.
Hrt s;ths~ NV svas o,,a gett;nr hod IN.
dsad - asn,t s.ons f. nIsss ,;aht
tnr can,t m.ka her ont .9 ali Rnt
~, Isss ra,n. aras 80 1910 ~
~st.one~1ooi von md tsll mo what Won
soo
n h.nd.a IL. r,.s. e. A;,s. ri.
.aah :. lei .an..th;ns w.;aL ~aS
H. su,,,,.asssJ aanars..s WIZ ho,
tha.a saar.sd - S;MonItr ahort 49,
:a~us 49,. - =. III
.ue I,o 1oous aliu ~ pug nau
m Io sss ~ 1 ss,. vyn rnu nA'' upo" 'ne
uAhr, sha. a~cSs;mod oftor mo
- ..m
na',n
s..;an a~nn.ss.a
..Wam rs,lr .,o,.;u.a h., NIL.
49, a..s.sd ~ Saa.aL 49, go.
stron 80 the srrfana .sno:t loss
...pn
..Tt,s sioon nne,e - renl;ed tho o;,.,
AZ last. IS larre sloon. with a tall ton
sail and 1 verv ono bowsnr;tn
And the a%ns;onp, nuer;ed Canta;n
Mocfarlspe 90 srIv ..C.n .ve GOO tbot
~ do.s shs csrrv snvp,
ut il verv small" answered Ai,sa.
.t;l, With ber owe 70 tbe gioee. al c.n
NOT make II ont exactly. but I think
she continued. musineiy and in a low
tome. the words seemin9 to be rather
addressed tn herself than her steiner.
81 think-oh. YES. it must be an Amer
lean aae.n
II old Canta;n Macfar,ane had not
been SO intent upon his own ideas he
might have noticed that there was a
tone of something like ioyous excite.
ment in her voice as she spoke The last
words. But he only exclaimed:
..An American flag! That settles it;
It must be the rascal. But now that
we've got al eve on him. let him he
careful"
Now for the first time something like
alarm came into Ailsa's sweet face. and
she asked. hastily:
..Why. uncle. what Is it YOU meanp''
..H;sf- lass replied her uncle. low.
erine his voice and glancine mysteri-
ously around. IF hat craft comes
near the shore to-nioht we,u mt our
hands upon the worst smuooler that
has vexed tbe sound for MANI a wear
Rut cav noth;no tn any one at all, cleo
hc will somehow get warning. as he has
81 mann t;n,.s haforo and tn :, will
10 al m With ne aas;n
Now . new exnress;on came inf,
A;lsa,s h,;oht hipa ovos somath;ns
which seemed akin to INDIGNATION.